Infantile spasm induced by hemispheric pachygyria ultrasound, MRIand Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT.

Abstract	We report a case of infantile spasm induced by hemisphere pachygria in which ultrasound and MRI provided precise anatomic information of hemisphere pachygria and Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT scintigraphy supplied an accurate assessment regional cerebral blood flow of infantile spasm during a seizure.
Authors	C H Kao, N T Han, S Q Liao, S J Wang, R S Liu, S H Yeh
Journal	Pediatric radiology (Pediatr Radiol) Vol. 21 Issue 5 Pg. 373-4 ( 1991) ISSN: 0301-0449 [Print] Germany
PMID	1891268 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Organotechnetium Compounds Oximes Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
Topics	Cerebral Cortex (abnormalities) Diagnostic Imaging Humans Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Organotechnetium Compounds Oximes Spasms, Infantile (diagnosis, etiology) Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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